People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Chad
Chad: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 68.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Chad, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Chad stood at 68.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Chad peaked at 68.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2000.
That places Chad 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.9% | — |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 61.9% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.8% | 68.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Niger 73.4% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
- 4 Madagascar 40.7% compare
- 5 Benin 32.5% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2329 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Chad?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Chad was 68.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Chad ranks 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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